A LIGUE 2 match has been abandoned after a player was rushed to hospital after being attacked by a fan.
Luca Buades saw his celebration for putting Rodez ahead against Bordeaux cut short after a fan lashed out at him.
The midfielder opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, and while celebrating with the rest of his team and was then attacked by a fan.
Footage showed Buades and another player fall to the ground and be checked on by his team-mates.
After receiving attention from the medical staff, he walked off the pitch for further treatment.
He has since been taken to hospital after the club confirmed he had suffered a concussion.
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The game was paused for a while Buades got the help he needed.
After a long pause in the game, referee Nicolas Rainville confirmed that the game would be abandoned.
French media have reported that the referee relayed: “The elements are conclusive, the player cannot resume the meeting because concussed.
“We have respected the rules, namely that the match will not resume.”
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Rodez confirmed the decision on its official Twitter account as it wrote: “Following the decision of the LFP, the match is officially interrupted and will not resume.”
Meanwhile, the Bordeaux account tweeted: “It’s official. Mr Nicolas Rainville announced that the match #FCGBRAF will not resume.”
The LFP have released a statement on the incident confirming that a disciplinary committee will meet on Monday to discuss it.
A statement read: “Following the attack on the player Lucas Buades de Rodez by a supporter from the Bordeaux stand, the Bordeaux-Rodez meeting was officially stopped by the referee and the LFP delegates.
“The LFP disciplinary commission will meet on Monday to study the follow-up.
“The LFP strongly condemns this act of violence against a player and wishes a speedy recovery to Lucas Buades.”
It cut both of the club’s seasons short as they were facing off in their last matches of the Ligue 2 campaign.
Bordeaux will finish 3rd in the second division of French football, while Rodez finished 17th.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
